Will Shortz lives a puzzling life. No, his isn’t a particularly enigmatic or mysterious existence, he’s just one of the world’s leading authorities on crossword puzzles. He founded and has directed ...

Danielle Trussoni melds a heady brew of genres — mystery, horror, supernatural, magical realism, ancient history, mysticism and plain old puzzles — that works in the straightforward, though ...

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On Feb. 7, Will Shortz, the crossword editor, discussed The New York Times’s approach to puzzles with Deb Amlen, the “Wordplay” crossword columnist, and Joel Fagliano, the digital puzzles editor. Are ...